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Terms Used In Alabama Code 26-5-34

  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.

On the death of a conservator, at any time after the expiration of six months from the qualification of his or her personal representative, such representative may be required, on 10 days’ notice, such notice to be given by the service of process, to appear and make settlement of the conservatorship of his or her testator or intestate.